Formula 1 holds its 21st round of the season at Interlagos this weekend, the first race since Kimi Antonelli sealed the drivers' championship in Mexico at 20 years and 68 days old. The title is settled, but the constructors' championship and the race wins are not. Max Verstappen arrives after winning in Mexico City ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Interlagos runs a conventional weekend this year, with practice on Friday, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday, before the sprint format returns in 2027.
Miami is No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 season, ahead of Georgia, Utah and Indiana, while the 8-0 Hurricanes are followed by an unusual top five that puts two-loss Alabama at fifth. The order differs sharply from the AP poll, where Notre Dame is fourth but the committee placed the Irish 11th. Committee chair Hunter Yurachek pointed to Alabama's wins over Kentucky and South Carolina to explain the gap with Tennessee, which beat the Tide by 16 points. Boise State is 12th and would travel to Alabama if the season ended today.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will undergo surgery on his right thumb and be placed on injured reserve after he was hurt on the team's first offensive play in a 36-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Coach Jesse Minter said he could not confirm whether the injury will end Jackson's season. Injured reserve means at least four games out, though a throwing-hand injury usually takes longer. The Ravens are 4-4 after Jackson already missed three games with an ankle injury. Baltimore now turns back to backup Tyler Huntley and a heavier running game, while the AFC playoff picture shifts for teams chasing a wild card.
Kimi Antonelli won his first Formula 1 title at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing third for Mercedes and becoming the youngest champion in the sport's history at 20. He needed ninth or better to clinch with four races left. The Italian took nine wins this season, including five in a row early on, and finished with 365 points. He beats Sebastian Vettel, who won his first title at 23 in 2010, and becomes the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Max Verstappen won the race, with Lewis Hamilton second after taking his 105th pole position.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history. The club from the smallest market in Major League Baseball built its run on pitching, defence and contact hitting rather than power. The Rays had forced a deciding game with a two-run rally in the 12th inning, keeping the series alive after trailing three games to one. Milwaukee's win ends a drought that stretched back to the team's only previous World Series appearance in 1982.
A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a jury verdict that the National Football League violated antitrust law through its Sunday Ticket package, reviving a case that had been thrown out two years ago. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the district court in Los Angeles to restore the verdict and hold a new trial on damages. The 2024 jury found the league liable for about $4.61 billion to residential subscribers and $96.9 million to commercial subscribers. The NFL said it was disappointed and is weighing further review.
Charles Leclerc topped first practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix with a lap of 1:18.380, putting Ferrari almost seven tenths clear at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was second for Mercedes, 0.107 seconds back, with reserve driver Frederik Vesti third. Ten rookie stand-ins took part because Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were among those required to sit out the session. Arvid Lindblad was the quickest of the newcomers in tenth. Antonelli leads the standings on 365 points with four rounds remaining.
Houston improved to 5-0 with a 132-100 win over Milwaukee, the Rockets' most lopsided result of the young season. Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and OG Anunoby added 23 as New York beat Chicago 133-127 for a second straight win. Evan Mobley posted 24 points and 12 rebounds in Cleveland's 121-111 victory over Washington, and Philadelphia beat Indiana 114-109 behind 27 points from Tyrese Maxey and a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double from Joel Embiid. The results leave Houston as one of the unbeaten teams in the early Western Conference table while Milwaukee and Indiana search for consistency.
Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town, 18th in League Two, knocked Premier League champions Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup 5-3 on penalties at Highbury Stadium on Tuesday. The tie had been halted for more than eight minutes in the second minute when referee Michael Salisbury spotted an unauthorised drone above the pitch and police were called. Fulham loanee Aaron Loupalo-Bi put Fleetwood ahead on 21 minutes and Viktor Gyokeres equalised in the 50th. In the shootout Jay Lynch saved Bruno Guimaraes' kick and teenage defender Conor Haughey scored the decisive penalty, triggering a pitch invasion.
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 at Chase Center on Monday to take a 3-2 lead in the WNBA Finals, putting the second-year franchise one win from a championship. Atlanta shot 29% from the field and 23% from three and turned the ball over 15 times. Golden State shot 39% and gave it away seven times. Kiah Stokes hit two three-pointers and blocked two shots in the third quarter, and the crowd chanted MVP. Rhyne Howard scored 20 for Atlanta. Game 6 is Thursday in Atlanta, with tip-off moved to 9:30 a.m. Pacific time. Golden State has led the series twice and lost the lead once.